In Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ), Zhu Yuan is a 5-star character that belongs to the Offense type and uses the Ether attribute. In a team, she can act as the main damage dealer. In this guide, you will learn about her best builds, amplifiers and drive disks, as well as recommended squads with her
Zhu Yuan's Main Features
How to Get Zhu Yuan
In the second phase of version 1.0 (July 24), this operative of the Security Department criminal investigation department appeared in the banner, which increased the probability of her drop. In the future, this character can only be obtained using Signal Search. Unfortunately, HoYoverse has never held events in which the reward would be a 5-star fighter, so it is definitely not possible to get the captain for free.
Key characteristics of Zhu Yuan
| Rarity | Faction | Attribute | Specialty | Attack type | Main parameters (lvl 90) | Place in ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 stars | < p> Special Response Group of the Criminal Investigation Department |
Ether |
Attack | Penetrating | HP: 7480 Attack: 916 Defense: 603 Critical Damage: 74% | SS |
Zhu Yuan's abilities and the priority of leveling them up
You can get acquainted with information about the heroine's abilities in the game itself, so we decided to add it under a spoiler so as not to increase the size of the article. We also recommend that you read our combat system guide to better understand it.
Basic Attacks
Hold on! (Attack mode)
Press the basic attack button (LMB) to launch. Alternating between martial arts, shooting, and using ethereal projectiles, Zhu Yuan performs up to 5 strikes in front of her, dealing physical and ethereal damage. On the fourth and fifth strikes, she receives 1 projectile of enhanced buckshot.
While using the skill, by pulling the joystick (A/D) and pressing LMB, you can activate the dash attack “Sudden Fire”, reorienting the agent in the selected direction. By holding LMB in attack mode, you can switch to suppression mode.
Do not resist (Suppression Mode)
Hold the basic attack button (LMB) to activate. Fires up to 3 piercing shots, dealing physical damage. If Zhu Yuan has Enhanced Buckshot when the shot is fired, 1 Enhanced Buckshot shell is consumed and heavy Ethereal damage is inflicted.
While using the skill, you can pull the joystick (WASD) to activate the “Suppress Fire” dash attack, reorienting the agent in the selected direction. Releasing LMB in suppression mode will switch to attack mode.
Evasion
Evasion: Flank
Press the dodge button (RMB or L Shift) to dodge. Quickly dodge. The character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Dash Attack: Sudden Fire (Assault Mode)
To activate, press the basic attack button (LMB) while dodging. Zhu Yuan fires a pistol, dealing physical damage.
Dash Attack: Fire Control (Suppression Mode)
To launch, move the joystick (WASD) while the basic attack “Do not resist” is activated. Fires piercingly from a shotgun, causing physical damage. If Zhu Yuan has Enhanced Buckshot at the time of shooting, 1 shell of Enhanced Buckshot is consumed and large ether damage is dealt.
Counterattack after dodging: Fire Strike
To activate, press the Basic Attack button (LMB) after performing a Perfect Dodge. Fires ethereal projectiles at enemies in front of you, dealing ethereal damage. Activating this skill grants 1 charge of enhanced buckshot. While using this skill, the character is invulnerable.
Help
Help when hit: Barrage
To activate, press the Assist button (Space) when the active character is knocked up. Shoots ethereal projectiles at enemies in front of him, dealing ethereal damage. Activating this skill grants 1 charge of enhanced buckshot. While using this skill, the character is invulnerable.
Evasion Assist: Preventative Reinforcement
To activate, press the Assist button (Space) when the character is about to be attacked. The agent dodges enemy attacks and activates Heightened Perception. While using this skill, the character is invulnerable.
Additional Attack Assist: Self-Defense Strike
Press the Basic Attack button (LMB) after using Dodge Assist to activate. Zhu Yuan combines martial arts and shotgun fire to attack, dealing physical and ethereal damage. If this attack damages the enemy, Zhu Yuan gains 3 stacks of enhanced buckshot. The character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Special Attacks
Deadly Fire
Press the special attack button (E) to activate. Zhu Yuan fires ethereal projectiles that deal ethereal damage. Can be fired three times by quickly pressing “E”. While using this skill, the level of protection against interruption increases.
Deadly Fire
Press the special attack button (E) when Zhu Yuan has enough energy to activate it. Zhu Yuan fires ethereal projectiles that deal heavy ethereal damage. When this skill is activated, Zhu Yuan receives 3 enhanced buckshot projectiles. The character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Quick Time Event (QTE)
Attack Chain: Elimination Mode
Target an agent while the attack chain is active to activate. Zhu Yuan attacks with a modified main gun, firing lasers and homing projectiles to deal Ethereal damage. If this attack damages an enemy, Zhu Yuan gains 3 enhanced buckshot projectiles. The character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Super Ability: Max Assassination Mode
Press the Ultimate (Q) button at max decibel level to activate. Zhu Yuan attacks with a modified main gun, firing lasers and homing projectiles, dealing Ethereal damage. If this attack damages an enemy, Zhu Yuan receives 3 enhanced buckshot projectiles. The character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Proficiency
Special Operations Ammunition
When Zhu Yuan uses Enhanced Buckshot in Suppression Mode, it deals 20-40% more damage. When attacking enemies in a stunned state, the effect is 20-40% stronger. When appearing on the battlefield, Zhu Yuan immediately receives 6 Enhanced Buckshot rounds.
Tactical Coordination
If there is another agent of the Support specialty or from the same faction in the squad: When launching an enhanced special attack, chain of attacks or super ability, Zhu Yuan increases her critical hit chance by 30% for 10 sec.
As for pumping up the heroine's talents, the priority should be basic attacks and evasion, since the enhanced buckshot will be her main source of damage. Next in importance are the Inclinations, since they increase damage to stunned enemies.
Once you have maximized the specified abilities, you can move on to pumping special attacks and chains of strikes (ult), increasing Zhu Yuan's overall damage. Pump up Assist last, since it provides significantly less benefit than other skills.
Zhu Yuan's mental picture
To open it, you need to save up Agent Profiles, which are given out when duplicates of the heroine drop, which, of course, is random. Considering the small chance of getting 5-star characters, you will need to spend a lot of time and money to unlock all the mental characters. However, even without them, Zhu Yuan can easily play the role of main DD.
If you decide to try your luck, you can go for the M1, which causes the chain of attacks/super ability to completely fill all the charges of the enhanced buckshot, making it much easier to perform its enhanced basic attacks. If you have to choose between this mental weapon and a signature weapon, we recommend taking the second option, as it will bring more benefits.
| Name | Bonus | Usefulness |
|---|---|---|
| Fast reload | When Zhu Yuan activates a chain attack/super ability, the “Rapid Reload” effect is applied. During the “Rapid Reload” effect, after all of the Empowered Buckshot stacks are consumed, Zhu Yuan can immediately restore 6/9 Empowered Buckshot stacks by consuming the “Rapid Reload” effect. | Very high. |
| Aether Ash | In Suppression Mode, Zhu Yuan's Interrupt Defense increases and damage taken decreases by 10%. When Zhu Yuan hits an enemy with a reinforced buckshot, the target's damage from the basic attack “Do Not Resist” and the dash attack “Blaze Hold” increases by 10%. This effect stacks up to 5 times and lasts for 5 seconds. Each shot adds one level of this effect. Repeated launches reset the duration. | Very high, since it becomes more difficult for enemies to knock the heroine off balance, plus she deals more damage with reinforced basic attacks. |
| Special Training of the Security | Basic Attack, Evasion, Assist, Special Attack, Chain Attack Rating +2. | Medium. |
| Ethereal Penetration | When Zhu Yuan hits an enemy with a reinforced buckshot, the target's damage from the basic attack “Do Not Resist” and the dash attack “Blaze Hold” ignores 25% of the target's resistance to Ethereal damage. | High. Increases the heroine's overall damage. |
| Special Mission Experience | Basic Attack, Evasion, Assist, Special Attack, Chain Attack Rating +2. | Average. |
| Extended set of energy modules III | When Zhu Yuan has used up 12 Enhanced Buckshot charges in total, she gains the Etheric Inertia effect: The next time she launches an Enhanced Special Attack, the energy consumption is reduced by 30. If the Etheric Inertia effect is consumed when launching an Enhanced Special Attack, Zhu Yuan fires 4 additional ether projectiles, each dealing damage equal to 220% of Zhu Yuan's attack power. | High. Reduces the energy consumption of an Enhanced Special Attack (if 12 charges are collected) and increases its damage. |
How to play as Zhu Yuan
Base
The entire gameplay of the Criminal Investigation Captain revolves around a set of Enhanced Buckshot charges, which significantly increases the damage of basic attacks in Suppressive Fire mode. To accumulate these shells you can do the following:
- Basic Attacks: 4th and 5th hits grant 1 charge.
- Quick Assist: grant 1 charge.
- Counterattack after dodging: grant 1 charge.
- Chain Attack: grant 3 charges.
- Super Ability: grant 3 charges.
- Additional Attack Assist: grant 3 charges.
- Enhanced Special Attack: grant 3 charges.
Let's add that Zhu Yuan also automatically gains 6 shells after appearing on the battlefield. The number of available Enhanced Buckshot rounds can be seen in the upper left corner of the screen under the heroine's avatar.
So, all you need to do is collect the buckshot charges using the above methods, and then spend them all by going into Suppression Mode (hold LMB) and starting to shoot at enemies in front of you. Even so, you will be able to deal a lot of damage to enemies, but if you want to maximize her DPS, you will need to follow certain combos.
Optimal Combos
Recall that when performing basic attacks, you can use the heroine's own dodge by moving the joystick left/right or pressing the A/D keys on the keyboard. At the same time, depending on when you use them, they will begin to change her combo.
For example, if you dodge after the first hit, Zhu Yuan will immediately move on to the 3rd hit after it, which will speed up the set of enhanced bullets. Thus, the ideal rotation for her when performing basic attacks will look like this:
- Basic Attack
- Evasion (A/D)
- Basic Attack x3
- Evasion (A/D) – you will receive 1 projectile and skip the 6th unwritten and useless hit
- Basic attack x3 – will be performed at an accelerated pace
Now we move on to enhanced basic attacks, which are activated by holding the LMB. This combo consists of three 3 hits and 5 shots, and on the 3rd hit the heroine fires 3 shots at once.
As it turns out, if you dash (WASD) right after the 3rd attack, the criminal investigation captain will not start the combo over again, but will immediately move on to the 3rd strike, performing it again. Thus, the optimal rotation for her when performing enhanced basic attacks will look like this:
- Enhanced basic attacks x3 – you will spend 5 buckshot charges.
- Dash with the joystick (or WASD) – you will spend 1 buckshot charge.
- 3rd enhanced basic attack x1 – you will spend the remaining 3 buckshot charges.
By using these combinations, you can maximize the damage dealt by the character. However, again, even without strictly following these rules, you will be able to deal gigantic damage to enemies with it.
Correct agent switching
We recommend placing her in the squad in the 1st position. The 2nd position should be given to a character who accelerates the stunning of opponents, since Zhu Yuan deals more damage to stunned enemies. The 3rd position should be given to the Support hero, which will increase the chance of a critical hit for the Security Service employee after the start of the attack chain.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Zhu Yuan
With the help of her unique abilities, the policewoman can inflict huge ethereal damage to both single opponents and large enemy groups. Her advantages also include:
- Her basic attacks can be used from a long distance, making it easy to dodge enemy attacks. The dodge system is built into her combos.
- Can deal massive damage even without combos, especially after stunning enemies.
- Relatively easy to control.
- To activate the passive, it is enough to have a Support character in the team (not limited by faction or attribute), making it easier to create teams.
However, it is still impossible to call Zhu Yuan an ideal character, since she also has her drawbacks:
- It is highly advisable to add a character to the squad that speeds up the stunning of enemies.
- Gathering stacks of enhanced buckshot can sometimes be quite tedious if you cannot often use chain attacks or an enhanced special attack.
The best builds for Zhu Yuan
The best amplifiers
The table below presents the most interesting options.
| Name | Stats | Ability |
|---|---|---|
Pacifier VI | Basic Attack: 48-713 Critical Damage: 19.2-48% | Increases critical hit chance by 15-30%. Activating a strengthened special attack grants the agent with this item 8 charges (this is the maximum). When the agent with this item deals aether damage with their basic attack, it consumes 1 charge and increases damage by 35-70%. |
Sera | Base Attack: 46-684 Attack Power: 12-30% | When a Basic Attack, Dash Attack, or Counterattack after Dodging hits an enemy, the agent with this item gains 3.5-7% Attack Power for 8 sec. Stacks up to 8 times, triggers once every 0.5 sec. The duration of each level of the effect is calculated separately. |
Star Engine | Base Attack: 40-594 Attack Power: 10-25% | When performing a counterattack after an evasion or quick assist, the agent with this item's attack power is increased by 12-19.2% for 12 seconds. |
Artillery Rotor | Basic attack: 40-594 Crit chance. hits: 8-20% | Attack power increases by 7.5-12%. When you land a critical hit on an enemy, you deal additional damage equal to 200% of your attack power. Fires no more than once every 8-6 seconds. |
Star of the Streets | Base Attack: 40-594 Attack Power: 10-25% | When a squad member initiates a chain attack, the agent with this item gains 1 charge level. Can stack up to 3 times. Using the super ability consumes all charges. Each charge effect increases the skill's damage by 15-24%. |
Best Drive Discs
The table below presents the most interesting options.
| Name | Bonuses | Advantages |
|---|---|---|
Chaos Metal (4 parts)
Woodpecker-Electro/Fugu-Electro (2 parts) | 2 parts: Increases ether damage by 10%. 4 pieces: Increases the wearer's Critical Damage by 20%. If any team member applies the Infection effect, it is further increased by 5.5% (maximum 6 times). Lasts 8 seconds. Repeated casts reset the duration. 2 pieces: Increases critical hit chance by 8%/2 pieces: Increases penetration chance by 8% | Chaos Metal is the best set for Zhu Yuan, as it increases her Ethereal and Critical Damage, and two pieces of Woodpecker Electro or Fugu Electro will increase her required Critical Hit Chance or Penetration Chance, respectively. |
Dyatlokor-electro (4 parts)
Chaos Metal (2 parts) | 2 pieces: Increases critical hit chance by 8%. 4 pieces: Each time a basic attack, counterattack after dodging, or empowered special attack deals critical damage, the wearer gains 1 level of buff. For each stack, the wearer's attack power increases by 9% for 6 seconds. The buff duration varies for different skills. 2 pieces: Increases aether damage by 10%. | Worse than the previous option, but still has the right to exist, especially if the said disks have more suitable stats. |
As for the main characteristics of the drive disks, your choice should look like this:
- IV-sector: crit. chance/crit. damage in a ratio of 1 to 2 (if the probability of a critical hit is below 45%, then take the first option, and if higher, then the second).
- V-sector: bonus ether damage.
- VI-sector: attack power.
- Substats: crit chance, critical damage, attack% and penetration
Best Teams for Zhu Yuan
Ethereal Squad
| Main DD | Sub DD | Support | Banbu |
|---|---|---|---|
Zhu Yuan |
Enbi |
Nicole |
Rezonabou (Velzebu, Barobu, Sumobu, Amillion) |
An extremely accessible squad due to the presence of two free characters in it, but at the same time it is capable of inflicting significant damage to enemies, easily imposing negative effects on them.
Zhu Yuan and Nicole are great combo heroes as they can activate each other's additional abilities. In addition, the latter can reduce the defense of opponents. Enbi quickly accumulates stun on opponents, which will increase the damage of the criminal investigation captain.
Universal Squad
| Main DD | Sub DD | Support | Banbu |
|---|---|---|---|
Zhu Yuan | < p> Lycaon (Enby( |
Rina |
Majordomo (Barobu, Sumobu) |
Optimal teams with Zhu Yuan usually consist of one stun and one support, as the former allows her to deal more damage, and the latter allows her to activate her additional ability.
In this case, we are talking about the best squad with her, as Lycaon stuns enemies as quickly as possible, and Rina can increase the chance of penetration. All this significantly increases Zhu Yuan's overall damage.
Fire and Ether Squad
| Main DD | Sub-DD | Support | Banbu |
|---|---|---|---|
Zhu Yuan < /td> |
Kolyada |
Lucy |
Rocketaboo (Barobu, Sumobu, and Plaksaboo) |
Kolyada without Ben is less effective, but it should still be enough to stun enemies relatively quickly. Lucy will allow you to increase the attack power of allies and deal damage from your pocket. This option is slightly worse than the previous one, but still effective, especially if enemies are vulnerable to fire.
Leveling up Zhu Yuan
The table below shows the materials needed to increase the heroine's level, skills, and inclinations, as well as their total amount.
| Leveling up | Skills up | Inclinations up |
|---|---|---|
Denny x800000
Tokens entry level attacks x4
Top Tier Offense Tokens x32
Pioneer Tokens x30 |
Denny x500000
Ether x5 Base Chips
Advanced Ether Chips x15
Special Ether Chips x50
Pass to the “Hamster Cage” x1 |
Denny x400000
Tyrant's Agony x9
High-dimensional data: ghost chase x60 |
That's it for the guide The best builds for Zhu Yuan in ZZZ can be considered complete. We hope that this information will help you choose the best amplifiers, drives and commands for the heroine.
